Youth Options Program

Y.O.P (College/University) Contacts:
Please know that university or college contacts may have changed, but the contact phone number should be accurate.

UW-Milwaukee Jennifer Elsner 229-3159
MSOE Brian Burke 277-7266
MATC Doug Aretz 297-7376
Mt. Mary Rachel Gonnering 443-3653
Alverno Sarah DeGolier 382-6105
Marquette Leah Huff 288-7248
MIAD Karin Kitchen 847-3251
Cardinal Stritch Kirk Messer 410-4425
Waukesha Tech Patricia Kraft 262-691-5167

The Youth Options Program (YOP) allows RUHS juniors and seniors the opportunity to enroll on a space available basis in one or more courses at an independent college or university that has elected to participate in the YOP. Students must meet the academic standards, course completion criteria, and YOP criteria.

Permission from RUHS is required for each subsequent semester in which the student wishes to enroll in a course under YOP. Tuition, fees and books for YOP students will be paid by MPS if the course is not offered at an MPS school and it is determined to be eligible for high school credit. If the students fails or drops the course, they will have to pay the course fee.

Students taking a course under YOP earn both college and high school credit for the course. A YOP class may be worth more credit than a Riverside class. In some instances, students may be able to acquire high school credit for other pre-approved off campus courses. These additional credits will be added in to the total number of credits on the transcript, and in so doing, may affect a student's GPA & class rank.